Speaking to Al-Resalah, Musa said: “Israel’s interest is to keep the PA alive without making it strong. It [Israel] is using all means to prevent the PA’s collapse.”

Musa also revealed that Netanyahu asked his European partners to help solving the PA’s crisis, expecting that Israel will continue to withhold PA taxes until the formation of a new Israeli government.

On 31 March, Israeli Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon signed an order to deduct 42 million shekels ($11,578,350) from taxes collected by Israel on behalf of the Palestinian Authority (PA). This came in accordance with the law passed in February that stipulated deducting Palestinian prisoner stipends from the PA’s coffers.

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